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When Errol Flynn Skied at Alta

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Many famous Hollywood movie stars came to Alta to ski during the 1940s. Two of the best known were Claudette Colbert and Ray Milland, but most famous of all was Errol Flynn, the swashbuckling leading man. My uncle, the late Sverre Engen, was Alta's Ski…
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Test Your Skiing Knowledge

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Each issue of SeniorsSkiing.com has a picture to help test your skiing knowledge. Generally, the pictures are from collections in a variety of participating ski museums, which we encourage readers to visit. This image is from the Utah Ski &…
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Mystery Glimpse: Jumpin’ Big

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[Editor Note: As the new year begins, SeniorsSkiing.com is again asking our readers to contribute to support our online magazine. Yes, we have grown in the number of subscribers and advertisers. But our expenses have also grown. You can help us defray…
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You Never Know…

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[Editor Note: As the new year begins, SeniorsSkiing.com is again asking our readers to contribute to support our online magazine. Yes, we have grown in the number of subscribers and advertisers. But our expenses have also grown. You can help us defray…
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Lessons From Folk Tale: X-C Ski Adventure

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[Editor Note: As the new year begins, SeniorsSkiing.com is again asking our readers to contribute to support our online magazine. Yes, we have grown in the number of subscribers and advertisers. But our expenses have also grown. You can help us defray…
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This Week In SeniorsSkiing.com (Feb.8)

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Mellow Sundance, Tow Line, Backstage World Championships, Bike In Winter, Ask The Expert. [Editor Note: As the new year begins, SeniorsSkiing.com is again asking our readers to contribute to support our online magazine. Yes, we have grown in…
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Mystery Glimpse: Tow Line

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[Editor Note: As the new year begins, SeniorsSkiing.com is again asking our readers to contribute to support our online magazine. Yes, we have grown in the number of subscribers and advertisers. But our expenses have also grown. You can help us defray…
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This Week In SeniorsSkiing.com (Feb. 1)

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Ask An Expert, Mystery Incantation, Robert Frost, 70s Ski Test Reality, Glen Plake Tour. White Mountains, Franconia Notch. Artist unknown Last week, we pointed out that of three competitive New Hampshire ski resorts along I-93, two…
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New Feature: Ask An Expert

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Ask An Expert is the new SeniorsSkiing.com feature that answers your snow sport questions with responses from experts. Send in your questions, and we’ll find the experts to answer them. The feature will appear as frequently as we have your questions. We…
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Snow In Literature: An Old Man’s Winter Night

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By Robert Frost Credit: Brittenovallis.com All out of doors looked darkly in at himThrough the thin frost, almost in separate stars,That gathers on the pane in empty rooms.What kept his eyes from giving back the gazeWas the lamp tilted…
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Mystery Glimpse: Divine Intervention

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Special Times On The Mountain Top Here's another challenging picture from the Colorado Snowsports Museum. Something is going on, obviously, on this mountain. What's happening? Who arranged it and for what purpose? When? Take your best…
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70s Ski Testing: Political Fall Out

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Advertisers Or Readers? Ski testing in the early 70s challenged SKI magazine’s leaders in ways they didn’t anticipate.  While our readers loved the reviews and wanted more, we were careful about what we wrote. A huge proportion…
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From The Ski Diva: Why Glen Plake’s Down Home Tour Matters

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[Editor Note: Friend and Colleague, The Ski Diva publishes a terrific, award-winning site for women skiers, snowboarders, and snow sports enthusiasts. With her permission, we are reprinting this week's edition about extreme skier, freestylist, and…
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This Week In SeniorsSkiing.com (Jan.25)

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Buried Alive, Magic Mt., Brian Head, 70s Ski Testing, Mystery Snowfields, Rope Tow Memories. There is prolific snow in New England these days, and despite the brisk cold, we went skiing last week in New Hampshire in the famous Ski 93 corridor.…
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Buried Alive In Deep Snow

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Where's Laurie? She's Gone.   That's Laurie under there. Credit: Harriet Wallis Here's a lesson for vacationers and anyone else who skis in the West. Let me set the stage. A snowstorm dumped several feet of…
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Mystery Glimpse: Trackless World Of Snow

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Alpine Universe Now here's an amazing picture from the Alf Engen Museum, Park City, UT.  What are we looking at? What's the place? And, more importantly, who took the picture?  No, not Ansel Adams, but close. Last Week Yes, indeed, the Very Special…
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This Week In SeniorsSkiing.com (Jan. 18)

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Silver Streaks, PopUp Problem, Snowmaker Gloves, 70s Ski Test, Mystery Guest, Conditioning Advice, Big Bromley Resort Review. We stopped at Waterville Valley's Silver Streak corner in the base lodge last Monday to introduce ourselves…
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Mystery Glimpse: Very Special Guest

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Look Who Came To Visit This is a challenging Mystery Glimpse.  Here's a page from the register of an inn. Who is the Very Special Guest? Can you name the inn this guest stayed in back in 1951? Hint: New Hampshire. Hint 2: Think of Tyrolean-themed…
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This Week In SeniorsSkiing.com (Jan. 11)

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Avalanche Alerts And Deaths, Keep Warm, Telemark Memoir, Snow Tool Mystery Glimpse, Tire Chain Reminders, Why You Have To Enter Email Again. Europe is getting buried by severe storms. Some mountain towns have been cut off or evacuated. Credit:…
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Mystery Glimpse: This Isn’t Easy

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Bombing Down What is going on here? Party? Race? One thing we will tell you is that this looks like (and was) a very tricky maneuver on skis. One resort made these famous.  Name it? The inventor?  Thanks again to the Colorado Snowsports Museum…
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